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Paid $150 for a 'deep dive' report on that big tech merger, turns out it was just a bunch of old news articles copied together. | Behind the Headlines - Vivisector

the_pat•6mo ago

Paid $150 for a 'deep dive' report on that big tech merger, turns out it was just a bunch of old news articles copied together.

I found the original articles from three months ago with a simple search, so the whole thing was a total waste. Anyone know a good place for actual analysis that isn't just repackaged headlines?

4 comments

4 Comments

jessicap826mo ago

Ugh, that's so frustrating. Troychen is right about the cheap reports, I got burned the same way. What saved me was finding one solid analyst on LinkedIn who shares real breakdowns for free.

troychen6mo ago

What makes you think real analysis is ever sold for that cheap? Those reports are almost always just summaries for people who don't have time to look things up themselves. You're basically paying for the convenience, not for new info. For actual insight, you need to follow specific analysts on Substack or find the niche forums where people actually pick things apart.

grantw415mo ago

Honestly, paying for that kind of report is just smart time management. Not everyone has hours to dig through old articles and piece things together themselves. You're paying for the work of someone else compiling the key points into one doc, which has real value. The idea that only free Substack posts have good info is kind of naive, sometimes a structured report is exactly what you need.

patel.shane6mo ago

Troychen nailed it with the Substack idea. The real gold is in those small newsletters where analysts explain their own trades. I saw one break down the Broadcom-VMware deal by looking at the debt structure, something the big news sites never touched. You have to find people who are actually putting their own money on the line, not just writing about it. Their research has real skin in the game so it goes way deeper.